2000 Prince Edward Island general election

The 2000 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 17, 2000 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island.

2000 Prince Edward Island general election

April 17, 2000
All 27 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	84.86%[1]
PC Lib Leader Pat Binns Wayne Carew Herb Dickieson Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since May 4, 1996 1999 March 1995 Leader's seat Murray River-Gaspereaux Ran in St. Eleanors-Summerside (lost) West Point-Bloomfield (lost re-election) Last election 18 seats, 47.39% 8 seats, 44.76% 1 seat, 7.85% Seats won 26 1 0 Seat change 8 7 1 Popular vote 45,820 26,739 6,446 Percentage 58.00% 33.84% 8.16% Swing 10.61pp 10.92pp 0.31pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via plurality results by each riding.
Premier before election Pat Binns Progressive Conservative Premier after election Pat Binns Progressive Conservative

Premier Pat Binns' Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island was elected to its second straight majority, winning every seat but one. This was an increase of eight seats from the previous election.

The Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island, led by rookie leader Wayne Carew, only won one seat, and Carew lost his own by a substantial margin.

The Island New Democrats, led by Herb Dickieson, increased their popular vote from the previous election, but lost their only seat (Dickieson's own).

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1996 election	Elected	% Change	#	%
	Progressive Conservative	Pat Binns	27	18	26	+44.44%	45,820	58.00%
	Liberal	Wayne Carew	27	8	1	-87.50%	26,739	33.84%
	New Democrats	Herb Dickieson	27	1	-	-100%	6,446	8.16%
Total			81	27	27	-	79,005	100%

Popular vote PC   58.00% Liberal   33.84% New Democratic   8.16%

Seats summary PC   96.30% Liberal   3.70%

Riding-by-riding results

Electoral District	Candidates							Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		NDP
Alberton-Miminegash		Cletus Dunn 1628		Hector MacLeod 1016		Donna M Lewis 137		Hector MacLeod
Belfast-Pownal Bay		Wilbur MacDonald 1611		Ernie Mutch 937		Mark Hansen 143		Wilbur MacDonald
Borden-Kinkora		Eric Hammill 1900		Lorne Sutherland 1002		Andy Dibling 153		Eric Hammill
Cascumpec-Grand River		Philip Brown 1118		Rob Henderson 1094		Peter Robinson 416		Keith Milligan
Charlottetown-Kings Square		Bob MacMillan 1215		Richard Brown 1197		Lesley Sprague 291		Richard Brown
Charlottetown-Rochford Square		Jeff Lantz 1433		Ian "Tex" MacDonald 1115		Ken Bingham 294		Paul Connolly
Charlottetown-Spring Park		Wes MacAleer 1743		Dianne Portter 944		Leo Broderick 432		Wes MacAleer
Crapaud-Hazel Grove		Norman MacPhee 1931		Cecil Godfrey 1223		Tony Reddin 341		Norman MacPhee
Evangeline-Miscouche		Wilfred Arsenault 1209		Robert Maddix 1126		Leona Arsenault-Belaire 160		Robert Maddix
Georgetown-Baldwin's Road		Michael Currie 1807		Danny Campbell 827		Bruno Peripoli 99		Michael Currie
Glen Stewart-Bellevue Cove		Pat Mella 2399		Viola Evans-Murley 852		Jane MacNeil 249		Pat Mella
Kensington-Malpeque		Mitch Murphy 2954		Greg Campbell 690		Clarence Fraser 218		Mitch Murphy
Montague-Kilmuir		Jim Bagnall 1379		Larry Stanly Creed 865		Glen MacDonald 85		Jim Bagnall
Morell-Fortune Bay		Kevin MacAdam 1791		Danny Larkin 826		Brian Curley 47		Kevin MacAdam
Murray River-Gaspereaux		Pat Binns 1668		Andy Clarey 687		Deborah Kelly Hawkes 41		Pat Binns
North River-Rice Point		Donna Lank 1673		Ron MacKinley 1830		Irene Dawson 321		Ron MacKinley
Park Corner-Oyster Bed		Beth MacKenzie 2135		Allan Ling 1223		James Rodd 287		Beth MacKenzie
Parkdale-Belvedere		Chester Gillan 1719		Jacob Mal 642		Edith Perry 186		Chester Gillan
Sherwood-Hillsborough		Elmer MacFadyen 1815		Allan Poulton 866		Victoria Hill 200		Elmer MacFadyen
Souris-Elmira		Andy Mooney 1535		Philip MacDonald 726		Betty Fay 176		Andy Mooney
Stanhope-East Royalty		Jamie Ballem 1992		Eddie Reardon 1080		Leo Cheverie 195		Jamie Ballem
St. Eleanors-Summerside		Helen MacDonald 1626		Wayne Carew 1194		David Chapman 368		Nancy Guptill
Tignish-Deblois		Gail Shea 1472		Neil LeClair 1068		Reg Pendergast 92		Bobby Morrissey
Tracadie-Fort Augustus		Mildred Dover 1737		Judy Hughes 982		Blair W. Kelly 163		Mildred Dover
West Point-Bloomfield		Eva Rodgerson 753		Charles R. Adams 403		Herb Dickieson 694		Herb Dickieson
Wilmot-Summerside		Greg Deighan 1674		Paul Hudson Schurman 1246		Gary Robichaud 403		Greg Deighan
Winsloe-West Royalty		Don MacKinnon 2203		Peter McCloskey 1078		Marlene Hunt 235		Don MacKinnon

See also

• 2003 Prince Edward Island general election
• List of Prince Edward Island general elections (post-Confederation)
• List of PEI political parties

References

1. https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/pei-election/voter-turnout-dips-below-80-per-cent-in-2019-pei-election-305149/

• 2000 election results